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Residents’ registers on licensed premises

A residents’ register must be kept on licensed premises where accommodation is provided by holders of a general licence, a late night (general) licence, an on-premises licence, or a late night (on-premises) licence.

When is a residents’ register required to be kept?

A licensee under a general licence or an on-premises licence, relating to licensed premises where accommodation is provided, must keep a residents’ register.

The licensee must keep the register on the licensed premises.

What form should a register take?

The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation has specified a register should be held in the following form being either a:

What information needs to be included in the register?

The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation has determined a register should contain the following information:

the name of the resident

the residential address of the resident

the room number of the room occupied by the resident

the check in and check out date.

It is an offence to make or allow false or misleading entries in a register.

Who can inspect the register?

The licensee must produce for inspection the register if requested to do so by a Compliance Inspector or other authorised persons. Failure to comply with each of these requirements carries a fine in excess of $1,000.